2021 WNBA Draft Guide WNBA Directory Eastern Conference Western Conference Atlanta Dream Dallas Wings 101 Marietta Street NW JP Morgan Chase Bank Tower Suite #200 500 E Border Street Atlanta, GA 30303 Suite 250 877-977-7729 Arlington, TX 76010 (817) 469-9464 Chicago Sky Las Vegas Aces 2301 S. Lake Shore Dr. 980 Kelly Johnson East Building- Lakeside Center Suite 140 Chicago, IL 60616 Las Vegas, NV 89119 (312) 828-9550 Connecticut Sun Los Angeles Sparks Mohegan Sun Arena 5120 Goldleaf Circle 1 Mohegan Sun Boulevard Suite 130 Uncasville, CT 06382 Los Angeles, CA 90056 860-862-4000 323-431-3100 Indiana Fever Minnesota Lynx 125 S. Pennsylvania Street The Courts at Mayo Clinic Square Indianapolis, IN 46204 600 Hennepin Ave., Suite 300 (317) 917-2500 Minneapolis, MN 55403 (612) 673-1600 New York Liberty Phoenix Mercury 555 Theodore Fremd Ave. Suite B204 Talking Stick Resort Arena Rye, NY 10580 201 E. Jefferson St. (914) 908-5980 Phoenix, AZ 85004 (602) 514-8333 Washington Mystics Seattle Storm 1100 Oak Drive SE 3411 Thorndyke Ave W Washington. DC, 20032 Seattle, WA 98119 202-628-3200 206-217-9622 1 Table of Contents 2021 WNBA Draft Prospects 3 Pronunciation Guide 4 2021 WNBA Draft Order 5 Select Prospect Bios 6 All-Time WNBA Draft Results 19 All-Time WNBA First Round Draft Picks 27 Team-By-Team First Round Draft Picks 29 All-Time College Draft Representation 31 All-Time International Draft Representation 48 2 WNBA Draft Prospects School/ School/ Player Country Pos. Player Country Pos. Asheika Alexander Langston G-F Destiny Slocum Arkansas G Janelle Bailey North Carolina C LaPresha Stanley Appalachian State G Trinity Baptiste Arizona F Tesia Thompson Southeast Missouri State G Kate Cain Nebraska C Unique Thompson Auburn F Maya Caldwell Georgia G Jill Townsend Gonzaga G Sierra Campisano Cal Poly F Mikayla Vaughn Notre Dame C Raquel Carrera Spain C Destinee Walker Notre Dame G DiJonai Carrington Baylor G Jasmine Walker Alabama F Charli Collier Texas F-C Stephanie Watts North Carolina G Gabby Connally Georgia G Tyra Whitehead San Jose State F Rennia Davis Tennessee G Kiana Williams Stanford G Lore Devos Colorado State G Aaliyah Wilson Texas A&M G Chelsea Dungee Arkansas G Jenn Wirth Gonzaga F Dana Evans Louisville G LeeAnne Wirth Gonzaga F Kysre Gondrezick West Virginia G Aleah Goodman Oregon State G Arella Guirantes Rutgers G Shyla Heal Australia G Valerie Higgins Pacific G Petra Holešínská North Carolina G Jordan Jenkins UTEP G Kionna Jeter Towson G Akienreh Johnson Michigan G Ciera Johnson Texas A&M C N’dea Jones Texas A&M F Micaela Kelly Central Michigan G Natalie Kucowski Lafayette F Awak Kuier Finland F Kasiyahna Kushkituah Tennessee C Selena Lott Marquette G Natasha Mack Oklahoma State F Tiana Mangakahia Syracuse G Aari McDonald Arizona G Blanca Millan Maine G Johanna Muzet Rhode Island G Michaela Onyenwere UCLA F Chasity Patterson Kentucky G Chelsey Perry Tennessee-Martin G Lindsey Pulliam Northwestern G Ivana Raca Wake Forest F DiDi Richards Baylor G Iliana Rupert France F **The WNBA makes no representations with respect to draft eligibility 3 2009 Pronunciation Guide Player First Last DiJonai Carrington DEE-zjahn-ay Rennia Davis reh-NYE-uh Lore Devos LOAR deh-VAAS Kysre Gondrezick KY-zuhr Gone-druh-zick Arella Guirantes uh-REL-uh guh-RAHN-tez Petra Holešínská PET-rah hole-eh-SHEEN-ska Akienreh Johnson Uh-KEN-ray N’dea Jones in-DEE-uh Kasiyahna “Kasi” Kushkituah CASS-ee-YAW-nuh “CASS-ee” kush-KITTA-wuh Natalie Kucowski Natalie Ka-COW-ski Awak Kuier ah-wok koo-ear Tiana Mangakahia TEE-on-uh mung-uh-KAH-hee-uh Aari McDonald AIR-ee Blanca Millan MILL-lonn Johanna Muzet JO-Honnah moo-ZAY Michaela Onyenwere own-yen-WEH-day Lindsey Pulliam PULL-ee-um Ivana Raca E-vana Rott-zah DiDi Richards DEE-DEE Iliana Rupert ROO-pair Destiny Slocum SLOKE-um LaPresha Stanley (Goes by “Pre”) Tesia Thompson TEE-see-UH Aaliyah Wilson uh-LEE-uh 4 Draft Prospects 2021 Draft Order First Round 1) Dallas from New York (12-44) via Seattle (Howard, 2/10/21) (Samuelson, 2/10/21) 2) Dallas (18-38) 3) Atlanta (15-41) 4) Indiana (19-37) 5) Dallas from Washington (9-13) via New York (Charles, Walker-Kimbrough, 4/15/20) (Hill, 4/15/20) 6) New York from Connecticut (10-12) via Phoenix (Bonner, 2/11/20) (Nurse, Walker, 2/10/21) 7) Los Angeles from Chicago (12-10) via Dallas (Stevens, Samuelson, 2/14/20) (2022 1st round pick and 2nd round pick, 4/14/21) 8) Chicago from Phoenix (13-9) via Dallas (Diggins-Smith, 2/12/20) (Ndour, 2/12/20) 9) Minnesota (14-8) 10) Los Angeles (15-7) 11) Seattle (18-4) 12) Las Vegas (18-4) Second Round 1/13) Dallas from New York (2-20) (Hill, 4/15/20) 2/14) Las Vegas from Indiana (6-16) (L. Allen, 2/15/21) 3/15) Atlanta (7-15) 4/16) Chicago from Dallas (8-14) via Los Angeles and Dallas (Mabrey, 2/21/20) (Anigwe, 5/26/20) (2022 2nd round pick, 2/9/21) 5/17) New York from Washington (9-13) (Charles, Walker-Kimbrough, 4/15/20) 6/18) Seattle from Connecticut (10-12) (Mosqueda-Lewis, 2/24/20) 7/19) Indiana from Chicago (12-10) (Lavender, Mavunga, 8/28/20) 8/20) Connecticut from Phoenix (13-9) (C. Williams, Breland, Coffey, January, 2/19/20) 9/21) Connecticut from Minnesota (14-8) (Banham, 2/25/20) 10/22) Los Angeles (15-7) 11/23) Seattle (18-4) 12/24) Indiana from Las Vegas (18-4) (L. Allen, 2/15/21) Third Round 1/25) New York (2-20) 2/26) Indiana (6-16) 3/27) Atlanta (7-15) 4/28) Los Angeles from Dallas (8-14) (Anigwe, 5/26/20) 5/29) New York from Washington (9-13) (Charles, Walker-Kimbrough, 4/15/20) 6/30) Connecticut (10-12) 7/31) Indiana from Chicago (12-10) (Lavender, Mavunga, 8/28/20) 8/32) Phoenix (13-9) 9/33) Indiana from Minnesota (14-8) (S. Johnson, 3/6/20) 10/34) Los Angeles (15-7) 11/35) Seattle (18-4) 12/36) Las Vegas (18-4) 5 5 Draft Prospects 2021 Janelle Bailey | Center Height: 6‘4” | Birthdate: May 4, 1999 (Brooklyn, N.Y.) | College: North Carolina High School: Providence Day School (Charlotte, N.C.) NOTES: Was among 10 semifinalists for Lisa Leslie Award as nation’s top center each of final 3 seasons. All-America Hon. Mention (2021/WBCA). 4x All-ACC (First Team 2020; Second Team 2019; Hon. Mention 2020 and 2018). 5th player in UNC history with 1,700 career pts and 1,000 rebs … 2020-21: Led UNC in scoring and rebounding … 2019-20: Top-10 in ACC in scoring and rebounding (14.5 ppg; team-high 9.3 rpg) ... 2018-19: Top-scoring front court player in ACC at 16.7 ppg; led UNC with 8.7 rpg … PREP: McDonald’s All-American; 5-star rated by ESPN; 4x all-state (unanimous as senior); 2017 Charlotte Observer Mecklenburg County POY; 4x state champ … PERS: Parents Kim Monroe-Bailey and Hessard (Burt) Bailey; older sister, Gisele (Gigi). Wore jersey No. 30 in 2019-20 in honor of teammate Jaelynn Murray, who missed season with an ACL injury. Year—Team GP/GS MIN FGM FGA PCT. 3PM 3PA 3PP FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT RPG PF AST TO BLK STL PTS PPG 2017-18--North Carolina ..............31/31 32.3 195 402 .485 0 0 .000 83 121 .686 113 170 283 9.1 117 28 67 38 20 473 15.3 2018-19--North Carolina .............32/31 33.1 202 429 .471 12 46 .261 118 157 .752 90 189 279 8.7 112 34 54 22 21 534 16.7 2019-20--North Carolina ............27/27 32.8 139 337 .412 4 9 .444 109 135 .807 59 193 252 9.3 81 52 76 32 22 391 14.5 2020-21--North Carolina ............24/24 28.7 129 268 .481 4 30 .133 64 90 .711 68 128 196 8.2 62 27 41 12 16 326 13.6 TOTALS............................................114/ 113 31.9 665 1,436 .463 20 85 .235 374 503 .744 330 680 1,010 8.9 372 141 238 104 79 1,724 15.1 Trinity Baptiste | Forward Height: 6‘0” | Birthdate: June 15, 1998 (Tampa, Fla.) | College: Arizona High School: Hillsborough (Tampa, Fla.) | Pronunciation: bap-TEEST NOTES: Spent final collegiate season at Arizona and with teammate and fellow draft prospect, Aari Mc- Donald, helped Wildcats reach NCAA title game; was UA’s top rebounder, No. 3 scorer ... Before Arizona: Began with one season of JUCO ball at Northwest Florida State Coll., earning first team All-Conf. honors and a spot on the National Tournament’s first team before playing 2 solid seasons with Virginia Tech. At Tech, was the 2020 ACC Sixth Player of the Year when she avg’d 9.5 ppg and 6.4 rpg while shooting 44% from the field, including over 37% from three ... PREP: Recorded 1,000 pts thru just her first two seasons at Hillsborough playing for coach Babita Artabasy; as junior avg’d 25 pts and 10 rebs ... PERS: Daughter of Debbie Lindo, Has 7 siblings. Year—Team GP/GS MIN FGM FGA PCT. 3PM 3PA 3PP FTM FTA FT% OFF DEF TOT RPG PF AST TO BLK STL PTS PPG 2018-19--Virginia Tech.................34/19 27.5 125 252 .496 21 38 .553 83 97 .856 88 169 257 7.6 103 50 72 8 28 354 10.4 2019-20--Virginia Tech ...............30/7 22.9 105 240 .438 19 51 .373 56 66 .848 55 137 192 6.4 70 29 55 7 16 285 9.5 2020-21--Arizona ..........................27 27 26.3 92 209 .440 16 46 .348 31 37 .838 56 108 164 .1 66 27 42 6 24 231 8.6 TOTALS............................................91 53 25.6 322 701 .459 56 135 .415 170 200 .850 199 414 613 6.7 239 106 169 21 68 870 9.6 Kate Cain | Center Height: 6’5” | Birthdate: May 18, 1999 (Tarrytown, N.Y.) | College: Nebraska High School: Pine Bush (Middletown, N.Y.) NOTES: 3x Big Ten All-Def.